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Experience Wacky Applications
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See the wackiest and most unusual uses of Bluetooth technology
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More than 12,000 companies, along with countless enthusiasts, researchers and inventors, are working today to develop innovative solutions with Bluetooth wireless technology.
The technology community is producing some amazing, unusual, and out-of-this world applications that are making life today not just easier, but also wackier and more fun. Here are some of the coolest Bluetooth wireless technology enabled products and ideas out there today. |
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Bluetooth Dog Camera
Bluetooth wireless technology has made miniature video cameras—or webcams—small and portable enough to work in some very unusual places—including on a dog’s collar. This Bluetooth enabled camera can project video to a personal computer wirelessly with a range of 25 feet.
Read the whole story here.
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Bluetooth Enabled Dress
Dresses have just been added to the long list of things that can be made better with Bluetooth technology. The high-tech dress, designed by a London fashion student and modeled by tennis star and Sony Ericsson spokesperson Maria Sharapova, uses Bluetooth technology to connect to the wearer's mobile phone, lighting up to indicate that the phone is ringing.
If you like this story you might also like to learn more about Bluetooth enabled necklaces.
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eSoles Bluetooth Enabled Shoe Insole
Start-up company eSoles has unveiled a Bluetooth enabled shoe insert that lets you keep track of your workout on your mobile phone while running, cycling, walking, skiing, and even jumping rope. The customized insole features 11 pressure sensors and transmits data, including cadence, power output, balance, speed, and distance to your mobile phone using Bluetooth wireless technology.
A prototype of the shoe insert is being tested now, with a release to consumers expected in late 2010.
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BlueGuard Bluetooth enabled door opener
This automatic door opener turns a mobile phone into a wireless key. The BlueGuard can detect up to 10 Bluetooth mobile phones, giving access to authorized individuals without the need to swipe a card. It works with gates, overhead doors, and parking barriers for industrial use.
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Red Bull Helmet Camera
The Red Bull Action Cam, developed by Austrian cellular carrier Red Bull Mobile, is a video camera that mounts to a cyclist's helmet or handlebars for capturing action shots. Water- and shockproof, the camera allows instant viewing of recorded video, sending video clips via Bluetooth technology to a mobile phone.
More info here (in German): http://diepresse.com/home/techscience/hightech/477423/index.do?from=suche.intern.portal
Interested in more stories like this? Check out the TriSpecs Bluetooth Sunglasses, Shoe Phone and Hug Shirt in the Wacky Applications Archive. |
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